An innovative study explaining the emergence of French fascism in the 1930s.
Preface; List of abbreviations; List of maps, charts and figures; 1. Introduction; 2. From France to the Rhone; 3. Urban society in the Rhone; 4. Rural society in the Rhone; 5. The crisis of the right I, 1928-31; 6. The impact of the economic crisis; 7. The crisis of the right II; 8. The Croix de Feu; 9. The right and the Popular Front; 10. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.